THE EFFECT OF INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE LEVELS ON THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP POTENTIAL: A RESEARCH ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Authors : Vasfi KAHYA, Esin CEYLAN

Pages : 867-874

Doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.667

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Publication Date : 2017-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to investigate the importance, level and direction of the possible relationship between the entrepreneurship potential of university students and their interpersonal intelligence levels. Tromso Interpersonal Intellıgence Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TIIS); improved by Silvera, Martinussen and Dahl insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2001); has been used to determine the levels of interpersonal intelligence. The questions for determining the entrepreneurship potential have been made up by utilizing the thesises translated by Ören and Biçkes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2011); and prepared by Central of Rural Entrepreneurship which is an entrepreneurship center. Personal information form prepared by the researchers has been used as a data collection tool in researching. The participants of the research are university students continuing their education in Kütahya. Correlation and regression analysis have been used for the analysis of data. In the outcome of the research, it is showed that social knowledge process, social skills and social awareness which are interpersonal intelligence levels is positive effects on the entrepreneurship potential.   
Keywords : Interpersonal Intelligence, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship potential